A SOLEMN MASS AT LAKE PLACID'S OLYMPIC CENTER SUNDAY... AND THOUSANDS OF THE FAITHFUL WERE THERE TO CELEBRATE THAT MASS. ARCHBISHOP CARLO MARIA VIGANO, POPE FRANCIS'S PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE WAS THERE AT THE INVITATION OF BISHOP TERRY LAVALLEY. NEWS CHANNEL FIVE'S ALISON CAREY REPORTS FROM LAKE PLACID. ALISON CAREY PLACID more than 2,000 catholics gathered in Lake Placid for a historic moment- a special mass led by the apostolic nuncio to the united states for the roman catholic church ATTENDANT it's a chance of a lifetime ARCHBISHOP CARLO MARIA VIGANO PRESIDED AT A SOLEMN MASS FOR THE YEAR OF FAITH AT THE OLYMPIC CENTER IN LAKE PLACID. THE PAPAL NUNCIO IS THE POPE'S PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE. REV. JOHN YONKOVIG CHURCH LAKE PLACID the gathering is happening because it is the year of faith that pope benedict declared. it's a time for catholics to taste again the goodness of the scriptures and the meaning of our faith. OGDENSBURGH BISHOP TERRY LAVALLEY SAID THE HOMILY, FOCUSING ON RENEWING AND STRENGTHENGIN G FAITH. HIS MESSAGE RESONATED WITH THE FAITHFUL TOM DWYER MASS faith is something this world and this country needs and i'm sure that faith is slowly slipping away. MORE THAN 300 CHOIR MEMBERS TOOK PART IN THE SERVICE, INCLUDING THE SIXTEEN MEMBER JOYFUL YOUTH CHOIR FROM SAINT AUGUSTINE'S CHURCH IN PERU. THE TEENS GOT A SPECIAL INVITATION FROM THE BISHOP TO TAKE PART. nat:singing MASON BARBER YOUTH CHOIR he thought 'here I am to worship' and 'lord of the dance' were our best, so he invited us here to sing those two songs. nat:singing AMANDA MORGAN i hope to get more out of my faith and maybe get something to teach my seventh grade religious education class. ALISON CAREY PLACID and the papal nuncio is doing more than just this special mass. He also said mass at St. John's in Plattsburgh on Saturday and will say mass at St. Agnes' in Lake Placid at 7 am on Monday morning. In Lake Placid, Alison Carey, WPTZ NewsChannel 5. THE VERMONT ASSOCIATION FOR